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"Plans to build a hybrid 360MW solar farm and 300MW, two-hour big battery in
Mortlake in Victoria’s south west, have been cleared for construction after
being given the all-clear by the state planning department this week.
The $700 million Mortlake Energy Hub is being developed on grazing land in
Victoria’s Moyne Shire by Florida-based outfit BrightNight – a first for the
company in Australia, which it hopes to have up and running in early 2027.
Victoria’s Allan Labor government said on Thursday that the solar and battery
project now has the green light to begin construction, after being fast-tracked
through the states new streamlined Development Facilitation Program pathway.
“This is another example of how we are getting more renewable energy projects
off the ground faster – providing cheaper and cleaner power for more than a
hundred thousand homes,” Victoria’s acting planning minister Colin Brooks said
on Thursday.
The energy hub, which will incorporate a yet to be decided agrivoltaic
component, is notable as one of the first hybrid projects in Australia – and
the first in Victoria – to take advantage of new rules that make it possible to
have the two technologies combine at the same connection point."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
